June 6, 1993: Four armed men try to enter Sai Baba's bedroom. While the motive behind this intrusion was unknown, preliminary investigation showed that the attack was the result of skirmishes among the ashram inmates over a financial issue.

December 2001 : Allegations of sexual abuse reported in certain sections of the media.

June 2004:BBC airs a documentary 'Secret Swami', on the abuses allegedly committed by the Baba.

Sai Baba legacy

Clout: Some of his high-profile fans included former prime minister AB Vajpayee, former Supreme Court chief justice PN Bhagwati and former president APJ Abdul Kalam. This is apart from top businessmen and even cricket superstar Tendulkar who were his followers.

Rebirth : A prediction that Sai Baba once made was that he would die in 2022 and, eight years later, be reborn in Gunaparthi village of Karnataka's Mandya district to a woman called Kasturi. His next avatar will be called Prem Sai Baba and he will have nothing to do with Puttaparthi.